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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Mount Pleasant Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Mount Pleasant Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
Select a an exam type
- Professional guidance and peer review to help you develop your work to publishable standard- Regular literary events, readings, screenings and open mic nights to showcase your work- Three-day residential writers' retreat at a country house in rural Wales- Our acclaimed Writer at Work module provides an opportunity for you to pursue a work-based project- LJMU ranked 5th best university in the UK for Creative Writing (The Times UK University Rankings 2024)- LJMU ranked 18th university in the UK for English (The Times UK University Rankings 2025)
About your courseThe BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative Writing at Liverpool John Moores University is designed to develop your writing skills with professional guidance and peer support from practicing writers, publishers and agents.Towards the end of your course, you will specialise in a chosen genre and get a feel for the life of a professional writer by writing independently but with guidance from tutors and the support of peers to help you review and refine your work.A residential writers' retreat in rural Wales also gives you a chance to perfect your skills and we host a number of literary events, readings, screenings and open mic nights to showcase your work at Liverpool arts venues such as FACT, The Everyman and Tate Liverpool.Broadly speaking, you will spend a third of your time in formal study, a third reading, and a third writing or completing assessments and private study. The programme is constantly updated, which is why we have supplied only a sample of modules you may study.
Exam type
A levelA level:
BCC - BBB Grades / Points required
UCAS Tariff:
104 - 120 Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DMM Grades / Points required
T Level:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Minimum number of A Levels required: 2 Maximum AS Level points accepted: 20An English subject is preferred, e.g. English Language, English Literature, English Language/Literature or Creative Writing. Subjects such as Drama, Theatre Studies, Film Studies, Religious Education, History and Media Studies will also be considered.
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Access to Higher Education Diploma acceptability: Acceptable on its own Further information: At least 24 Distinctions and 21 Merits, or any other combination that equates to 104 UCAS Tariff points in a relevant subject
International Baccalaureate: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualificationsAdditional information: 104 UCAS Tariff points from IB Composite parts to include a relevant subject at Higher Level (HL)
Irish Leaving Certificate: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications Grades / subjects required: 104 UCAS points to include a relevant subject at Higher Level
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
To obtain the required UCAS points from a related subject area. Contact the admissions team for details.
Students living in
England
£9,250 per year
Students from England
This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Scotland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Wales
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,250 per year
Students from Channel Islands
This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£17,750 per year
Students from International
£17750 Per year
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